/tags/tropical-storm-irene Tropical Storm Irene en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-12-11/waterbury-vermont-flooding-mitigation-duxbury-floodplain After Tropical Storm Irene, a study found that reconnecting a nearby floodplain could reduce future flooding in Waterbury by a foot. But landowners refused to participate, and the state declined to intervene. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-12-11/waterbury-vermont-flooding-mitigation-duxbury-floodplain Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2023-07-26/reflecting-on-tropical-storm-irene-following-this-months-historic-floods "It's really understanding that nature will win and that we have to design our systems in concert with nature," said Sue Minter, executive director of Capstone Community Action and a former recovery officer after Tropical Storm Irene. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-07-26/reflecting-on-tropical-storm-irene-following-this-months-historic-floods Mary Williams Engisch /vpr-news/2021-10-11/vt-proposes-using-covid-relief-to-move-mobile-homes-out-of-flood-zones-but-residents-worry-about-expense The state wants to use COVID relief money to encourage mobile home owners to move away from areas that are prone to flooding. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:01:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-10-11/vt-proposes-using-covid-relief-to-move-mobile-homes-out-of-flood-zones-but-residents-worry-about-expense Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2021-08-27/a-decade-later-community-remembers-rutland-father-and-son-who-lost-their-lives-to-tropical-storm-irene On Aug. 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene dumped up to 11 inches of rain across Vermont. Seven people died, including a father and son who were swept away by raging floodwaters. Ten years later, many in Rutland still get emotional remembering the men’s dedication to each other and the city. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:23:15 GMT /vpr-news/2021-08-27/a-decade-later-community-remembers-rutland-father-and-son-who-lost-their-lives-to-tropical-storm-irene Nina Keck /vpr-news/2018-05-30/want-to-open-a-business-in-wilmington-group-offers-20-000-to-make-winning-idea-happen An economic development organization in Wilmington is offering $20,000 to the entrepreneur who comes up with the best business plan and is able to open upâ€� Wed, 30 May 2018 17:47:52 GMT /vpr-news/2018-05-30/want-to-open-a-business-in-wilmington-group-offers-20-000-to-make-winning-idea-happen Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2017-10-10/computer-software-developed-after-irene-being-used-to-aid-puerto-ricos-disaster-relief A Halifax resident who developed a software program to help with the federal disaster relief process is in Puerto Rico managing the relief effortâ€� Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:09:27 GMT /vpr-news/2017-10-10/computer-software-developed-after-irene-being-used-to-aid-puerto-ricos-disaster-relief Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2017-09-14/flood-risk-for-vermonters-is-more-than-whats-on-femas-flood-maps Karin Hardy says she never thought much about flood insurance before Tropical Storm Irene, but she learned a pretty tough lesson the Monday after theâ€� Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:39:19 GMT /vpr-news/2017-09-14/flood-risk-for-vermonters-is-more-than-whats-on-femas-flood-maps Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2017-03-24/just-one-more-irene-recovery-project-left-in-waterbury-after-childrens-center-relocates The Hunger Mountain Children’s Center in Waterbury is celebrating a move back into its newly renovated space. The center was forced to relocate afterâ€� Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:12:39 GMT /vpr-news/2017-03-24/just-one-more-irene-recovery-project-left-in-waterbury-after-childrens-center-relocates Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2016-09-06/norwich-asks-residents-where-they-want-to-swim The Norwich Pool was a public swimming hole created by a town-owned dam in the Charles Brown Brook, until Tropical Storm Irene washed part of the dam awayâ€� Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:39:27 GMT /vpr-news/2016-09-06/norwich-asks-residents-where-they-want-to-swim Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2016-08-26/is-vermont-ready-for-another-tropical-storm-irene It's been five years since Tropical Storm Irene dumped its record rainfall over Vermont. The state has come a long way in both recovering from that bigâ€� Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:21:27 GMT /vpr-news/2016-08-26/is-vermont-ready-for-another-tropical-storm-irene Howard Weiss-Tisman